Detailed basis for each component of the expected rate of return
| Asset classes | Components | Detailed basis for calculation |
|---|---|---|
| Domestic bonds | Risk-free interest rate | Estimates of 3-year treasury bond interest rate |
| Credit spread | Average of five-year spread between three-year treasury bonds and corporate bonds (A-–AA+) | |
| Term spread | Average of three-year spread between three-year and five-year treasury bonds | |
| Expected capital gains and losses | Estimates of interest rate model and reflection of market duration | |
| Foreign bonds | Risk-free interest rate | Estimates of 10-year US bond interest rate |
| Credit spread | Average of five-year spread between 10-year US bonds and corporate bonds (A-–AA+) | |
| Foreign Exchange Hedge Premium | Annualize the weighted average premium of USD, EUR, JPY, and GBP per month | |
| Domestic stocks | GDP, CPI | Estimates of Korean real GDP and CPI |
| Dividend yield | Bloomberg survey forecast | |
| Foreign stock | GDP, CPI | Estimates of the US's real GDP and CPI |
| Alternative investment | Domestic real estate | Estimates of Korean CPI + 3%p |
| Foreign real estate | Estimates of US CPI + 3%p | |
| Domestic private equity | (Expected return on domestic bond benchmarks + 2%) × 0.7 + (Expected return on domestic stock benchmarks + 1%) × 0.3 | |
| Foreign private equity | (Expected return on foreign bond benchmarks + 2%) × 0.7 + (Expected return on foreign stock benchmarks + 2%) × 0.3 | |
| Domestic SOC | Estimates of Korean CPI + 3%p | |
| Foreign SOC | Estimates of US CPI + 4%p |
| Asset classes | Components | Detailed basis for calculation |
|---|---|---|
| Domestic bonds | Risk-free interest rate | Estimates of 3-year treasury bond interest rate |
| Credit spread | Average of five-year spread between three-year treasury bonds and corporate bonds (A-–AA+) | |
| Term spread | Average of three-year spread between three-year and five-year treasury bonds | |
| Expected capital gains and losses | Estimates of interest rate model and reflection of market duration | |
| Foreign bonds | Risk-free interest rate | Estimates of 10-year US bond interest rate |
| Credit spread | Average of five-year spread between 10-year US bonds and corporate bonds (A-–AA+) | |
| Foreign Exchange Hedge Premium | Annualize the weighted average premium of USD, EUR, JPY, and GBP per month | |
| Domestic stocks | GDP, CPI | Estimates of Korean real GDP and CPI |
| Dividend yield | Bloomberg survey forecast | |
| Foreign stock | GDP, CPI | Estimates of the US's real GDP and CPI |
| Alternative investment | Domestic real estate | Estimates of Korean CPI + 3%p |
| Foreign real estate | Estimates of US CPI + 3%p | |
| Domestic private equity | (Expected return on domestic bond benchmarks + 2%) × 0.7 + (Expected return on domestic stock benchmarks + 1%) × 0.3 | |
| Foreign private equity | (Expected return on foreign bond benchmarks + 2%) × 0.7 + (Expected return on foreign stock benchmarks + 2%) × 0.3 | |
| Domestic SOC | Estimates of Korean CPI + 3%p | |
| Foreign SOC | Estimates of US CPI + 4%p |
Note(s): (1) The spread and premium of the previous five years are calculated in an annual rolling manner; (2) Refer to the Public Employee Pension Park 2020 Asset Management Guidelines (IPS) for alternative investment spreads
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